Eric Heisey

Neotropical ecology and ornithology are my jam. Incoming PhD student at UC Berkeley. Birder, naturalist, photographer and outdoorsman.

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

I found out today that I’ll finally be returning to Peru this fall!!! I’ll be spending 6 weeks TAing a field course in the amazing Amazon rainforest… I can’t wait to go back!!!

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

Working in one of the most beautiful places in the world this summer ❤️

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

@RyanNorrisSci @MarjorieSorens1 @perisoreus1 @koleyfree @FuirstGlance @Alexsutto @IntUGrativeBiol @UofGCBS @Algonquin_PP @AlgonquinPark @WCS_Canada @UofGuelphNews @RSocPublishing Similar to SAVS, but a different mechanism! Very neat

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

@Birder_Justin @Algonquin_PP @OntarioParks And what finch could possibly finish higher??? 🤨 maybe the most beautiful bird in North America in my opinion!

[Dan Mennill @DMennill]

New paper from our collaborative sparrow studies: "Natal experience and pre-breeding environmental conditions affect lay date plasticity in Savannah Sparrows." Now in Ecology.
Led by @ewh_wild @jbburant @RyanNorrisSci with a great team of researchers! I'm proud to be part of it.

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

@RyanNorrisSci Cool!!! Is that the one that’s in Algonquin right now?

[Ecology @ESAEcology]

Now online in @ESAEcology:

Natal experience and pre-breeding environmental conditions affect lay date plasticity in Savannah sparrows

https://t.co/2OXOIhv1L3

With #OpenData in @figshare

#PhenotypicPlasticity #BreedingPhenology #NSFFunded

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

Check it out! All the hard work was well worth it. I learned so much through this process, and am thrilled to be able to meaningfully contribute to science. Special thanks to @jbburant, @RyanNorrisSci and @killerwhelan for all their help along the way!

[Dr. Ryan Norris @RyanNorrisSci]

New paper on plasticity in timing of breeding in Kent Island Savannah sparrows is out this week in Ecology (@ESAEcology)! Congrats to everyone involved, especially @jbburant, @ewh_wild (from his undergrad thesis...not too shabby!), and @killerwhelan.

https://t.co/4HIqg3DAFh

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

Field season is off to a fantastic start! I still can’t believe I get paid to catch Greater Sage-Grouse 😍 oh, and did I mention I saw a mountain lion?!?! Twice!!!!

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

The field season is just about over! Oh, how I will miss (and already do miss) vegetation surveys 💔

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

@jbburant @IntUGrativeBiol @UofGCBS @RyanNorrisSci AMAZING!!!! Great work Joey!!! I cannot think of a person I’ve met more worthy of this kind of award!!

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

@bedwards144 @Algonquin_PP ***TRIPPING HAZARD***

[Karl Heide @KarlHeide]

Veg plot fun.

[Karl Heide @KarlHeide]

Gypsy moth defoliation is at an all-time high this year in Southern Ontario

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

@Birder_Justin Wood Thrush are actually an acceptor species for BHCO, meaning that fitness of host young is often unaffected by cowbird parisitism! However, parasitism does often result in 1.5x higher predation rates which can be detrimental

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

@bedwards144 ...your followers are not ready

[Karl Heide @KarlHeide]

Wood thrush babies are about! Wish them luck!

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

@AdamClarkSmith @bedwards144 Great stuff @bedwards144!!! You’re the man!

[Eric Heisey @ewh_wild]

@KMartin_ecology @KarlHeide @laundry_picard @RyanNorrisSci It’s a cowbird egg, you got it!